10" Free Air Subs

[makeitfit]

Here we are then after my garage tidy I thought I'd better fit these old friends
A couple of 10" free air subs. No idea what make they are as they've been on the shelf for so long:augie
Anyway trimmed the body work a bit and then fitted some extra support for them cause they're proper heavy:sly
Trimmed the plastic bit round them and made up an MDF speaker grill.
Got some speaker fuzz to put on the front next .
The sound is awesome:naughty
I've already got the 6 x 9s in the front so now I dont have to listen to that ruddy tractor engine:lol
When I first fitted th big boys the magnets were pulling the body panels IN to the speakers:augie
So I had to refit a spacer to stop the whole car throbbing:thumbs

Metal trimmed

Alu support riveted on

Plastic cut round speaker

First run for the MDF panel,it's scribed to the plastic panel.

mmm more black

10" big boy and ford noise box!
Will get the finished in situ pics tomorrow:thumbs

 

[Deleted Member S]

Welcome to the big sounds club:thumbsyou could add a port the the front panels if you want a bit more sound preasure:augie

 

[makeitfit]

Do you mean on the front door cards?

 

[Deleted Member S]

Do you mean on the front door cards?

No on the rear panels you have just made up, it might also reduce the sound preasure on the 1/4 panel skins as i've seen welds break under extreme sound preasure but it was a much bigger system than you or I have installed:augie

 

[makeitfit]

It should be ok then cause I took out the old speakers. So there is a port there
Have you changed the speaker wires too? I've just used the existing tiddlers for now!
Got to get the amps in next:doh Hope to find enough space up behind/above the glove box

 

[Deleted Member S]

For the front speakers which are powered from the head unit i've just used the factory set up, but the back (2x 6x9, 10&12" subs & 800w amp) I used much thicker speaker cable:thumb2TBH I would'nt mount the amp behind the glove box as it gets quiet warm up there, got mine in the boot but I know someone who fitted there amp under the rear seat & it seemed ok

 

[makeitfit]

Hmmm, really cant put them in the boot as it gets full of tools and dust from work
Worried about water at floor level when off roading,which is why I've only put the JBLs in the front:augie
The amps I've got are fan cooled and were in a similar position in my old transit!
Maybe I'll have to mount them behind the back panels then,near the jack cubby hole
Could be a plan

 

[Deleted Member S]

You'll be in deep water to fill up under the rear seat:augie

 

[makeitfit]

You'll be in deep water to fill up under the rear seat:augie

OOPS sorry didnt read it properly "rear seat" you say. Ah my seats are 90% of time folded down, so may be just as hot there!
But safe:thumbs

 

[Deleted Member S]

OOPS sorry didnt read it properly "rear seat" you say. Ah my seats are 90% of time folded down, so may be just as hot there!
But safe:thumbs

:lol:lol:lolwell to be really safe & to be very flash you could always roof mount them:lol:lol

 

[extreme-4x4]

how about a false floor box like thing in the boot area to bring the floor up level to the folded seats that will give you a flatter surface to putt all ya tools etc in ......


i know !:thumbs

 

[makeitfit]

I've been thinking of taking the seats out completely. I hardly ever have them up. So thought bin them & fit flat panel, then get some LWB clip in seats for occasional passenger use:sly

 

[extreme-4x4]

well that might spoil my suggestion then

 

[makeitfit]

Yeh but still have space under panel where seats are now!
AND have flat tool bay like you said:thumbs

 

[extreme-4x4]

think we just came up with the plan then.... especially as you cant put near the glove box you need that space clear for extreme raised air:augie

 

[makeitfit]

think we just came up with the plan then.... especially as you cant put near the glove box you need that space clear for extreme raised air:augie

Good point :thumb2

 

[lacroupade]

I've been thinking of taking the seats out completely. I hardly ever have them up. So thought bin them & fit flat panel, then get some LWB clip in seats for occasional passenger use:sly

I did that with mine when I was carting stuff to France; removing the rear seats is a piece of cake - takes five minutes (4 bolts each seat I think). I then just cut out a piece of MDF from an 8x4 sheet, then bodged up a bit of a subframe and some legs to support the front end of it it in the rear footwells (the rear sits on the boot floor of course)....hey presto nice big flat load area, easily removed quickly when needed...plus theres a nice sized void underneath for other storage, providing you don't fill it with water But you could mount your amp to the underside of the MDF I'd have thought?